Most people don’t wear gloves when training in the gym but hopefully here I can show you why it is very important.  Lifting weights is hard work and puts immense strain on your body.  When lifting a barbell for example your hands are usually coming in contact with metal that is shaped to give extra grip but [...]

I am setting up a home gym can you help me? Yes, unlike a lot of sites where they claim they can help you to create a home gym we know all there is to know about home gyms as we have what is a large version of a home gym that is Personal training studios.  We [...]

The best place for home gym equipment is the Gym company.  Since Totally Fitness closed down I have found it hard to recommend home gym equipment suppliers as Totally Fitness were in a league of their own.  However, now the gym company have come along and offer a great service with the latest highest quality equipment.  I [...]

A common question to our personal trainers at My Fitness Studio is how to prevent RSI, as with modern work patterns people are working a huge amount of hours at the computer so RSI is becoming very common.  I really do recommend using a Powerball, it helps with tennis elbow and RSI by strengthening the forearms and [...]

Personal trainers are recommending Thera bands to their clients for their every day use.  Thera bands are 2 foot long rubber bands designed specifically for training, they come in different thicknesses to increase or decrease resistance.  They are commonly used by personal trainers in London with their clients during workouts to strengthen and tone muscle [...]